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Early detection helps delay onset of diabetes

A world-first study led by Dr Aveni Haynes at The Kids’ Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre, is helping to detect early changes in blood sugar level…

New pneumococcal vaccine closes in on approval

Pneumococcal – a bacterial infection that can cause pneumonia and meningitis – is responsible for 1000s of hospital admissions in Australia each year…

New life breathed into ground-breaking Aboriginal child health survey

In 1998, The Kids Research Institute Australia embarked on one of the most ambitious population health projects in Western Australian history.

Inching towards answers for children with ultra-rare CDKL5

The Kids Research Institute Australia is helping scientists across the globe inch their way towards clinical trials which could, at last, provide rel…

Website for parents of trans youth to save lives

A new website for parents of trans children and young people across Australia is expected to improve family wellbeing and ultimately save lives after…

Reducing radiotherapy: new antibody gives hope for less toxic cancer treatment

WA Kids Cancer Centre is leading the charge to find innovative new treatments that will allow doctors to ‘dial down’ the amount of toxic treatments n…

DCD a heavy burden for little Toby

Meet Toby - he has developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a neurodevelopmental condition that causes delays and impairments in fine and gross mot…

Researchers call for rethink on infant screentime

A The Kids Research Institute Australia study has found the average six-month-old Australian baby has more than one hour of screen time each day.

Tate is in good hands at CliniKids

Discover how this family is benefitting from CliniKids' evidence-based therapies.

Researchers may have found key to preventing asthma

Researchers have made a world-first discovery on how to prevent severe respiratory infections in babies.